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 Music credits: "Telling Me So" and "Spring" (instrumental) by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stpaulband.com/">St. Paul de Vence</a>

I thought I was pretty brave until I met my counterpart from a red state. Music credits: "Telling Me So" and "Spring" (instrumental) by St. Paul de Vence

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 Music credits: "Telling Me So" and "Spring" (instrumental) by <a href="http://www.stpaulband.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">St. Paul de Vence</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

Episode XIX: Red State Mama

How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old &quot;girl with a penis&quot; -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

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How to Be a Girl is an audio podcast I produce about life with my six-year-old transgender daughter. It stars the two of us -- a single mom and a six-year-old "girl with a penis" -- as we attempt together to sort out just what it means to be a girl.

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